Mario and Luigi:Superstar Saga (GBA)

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga features a battle system similar to those of Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario, in which timed button presses are crucial to both increasing damage of party attacks and reducing the damage of enemy attacks. This system, however, is even more important in Superstar Saga, as well-timed button presses can not only increase damage inflicted by attacks, but also completely avoid or even counter enemy attacks as well. Unique to Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is the Bros. Moves, which becomes available after new abilities are gained.Brothers Moves allow Mario and Luigi to attack as a combined effort with the use of Bros. Points (BP). How many points used determines the maximum amount of damage that can be dealt and the degree of difficulty required to execute the selected ability. The brother-based abilities do not affect the battle system exclusively; they can also be used outside of combat to solve puzzles to progress further into the Beanbean Kingdom.

In terms of gameplay, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga differs itself from most other role-playing games mainly due to the amount of interaction that is required between Mario and Luigi. Unlike Paper Mario, Superstar Saga requires active and continual co-operation between the two main characters in order to solve environmental puzzles as well as during battle.Where this game differs is to how much correlation there is between the two. For example, gaining an ability in the overworld will also unlock a new skill in battle.Despite the battle system, the game follows many role-playing game traditions in that the players increase power by “leveling up”, in which multiple statistical values, for example speed and defense, are increased by each level gain. Superstar Saga’s gameplay also incorporates collectible items that can be sold or bought at shops, such as badges and clothing that effectively boosts the player’s statistics when worn. The game focuses heavily on puzzle-solving and interaction between non-playable characters to progress the storyline. Like other Mario games released for the Game Boy Advance, Superstar Saga features the classic Mario Bros. arcade game which is compatible with all games in the Super Mario Advance series. The game also incorporates the rumble feature when played using the Game Boy Player.

The documentation appears to be the manual and a guide!

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Metroid:Zero Mission (GBA)

Metroid: Zero Mission takes place on Planet Zebes, a large, open-ended world with areas connected by doors and elevators. The player controls Samus Aran as she travels through the planet’s caverns and environments, hunting Space Pirates. Along the way, the player collects power-ups that enhance Samus’s armor and weaponry, as well as grant her special abilities. These abilities allow Samus to access areas that were previously inaccessible, so that the game can be played linearly or non-linearly. For example, the player may come across underground caverns that bypass certain sections, a method termed sequence breaking. To save their progress, players can enter either Save Rooms or Samus’s ship on Crateria. As a remake of Metroid, Metroid: Zero Mission‘s layout bears a resemblance to the original’s. However, new items, areas, and mini-bosses have been added, as well as a minimap and an area near the end of the game called Chozodia.

Metroid: Zero Mission is the first game in the Metroid series to include a sequence in which the player controls Samus without her Power Suit. In this portion of the game, Samus is more vulnerable to damage, must crawl through ducts on her hands and knees without the help of her Morph Ball mode, and has a weak pistol that briefly stuns enemies as her only weapon. However, Samus retains all energy tanks she acquired previously. In Metroid: Zero Mission, power-ups and items make reappearances from previous games in the series, with similar uses, effects, and appearances.

The documentation appears to be a manual and a guide!

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Breath of Fire (GBA & SNES) Update

We just received another shipment of BoF goodies! We got full strat guides for both the Gameboy Advance and the SNES!!!  Just click which system you need it for and enjoy! This is a great classic to play over again.

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